Saturday, January 23, 2010

a little giveaway

To my dearest readers, I've decided to do a giveaway....a little something from Japan :). There are 2 sets to be won...

The first set is the one on the left:

1. A piece of approx. 60 cm of Japanese blue fabric

2. A piece of approx. 50 cm of pink flowery cotton/linen blend fabric

3. A frog mobile phone chain

4. A piece of Japanese washcloth

The second set is the one on the right:

1. A piece of approx. 60 cm red/off-white Echino fabric

2. A piece of furoshiki rabbit wrap

3. A piece of iron on embroidery

4. A fish mobile phone chain

To get a chance to win any of the above, comment on this original post, telling me where is your favorite place to buy fabrics (preferably with links) and let me know your winning set of preference and PLEASE make sure you leave your EMAIL address. I will draw 2 random winners. The first one I draw will get first priority, the second one I draw will get the other set :). Good luck!! This competition is open internationally and will be closed on Monday, February 8th 2010 at Midnight. I'm going to have to change the deadline to Friday, February 5th 2010 Midnight so I can send these gifts by the 8th, since I will be leaving to Singapore then :).

135 comments:

Woohoo! I get to leave the first comment! First, let me just say that you're so lucky to get to travel to such fabulous places. I adore the bunnies, so I'd choose that set if I was lucky enough to win. I'm glad you're home safely and that you had fun...I've been following your Tokyo diary posts, living vicariously I guess!

I just loved following your trip to Japan. When I visited Osaka and Kyoto 5 years ago my love for fabrics had not yet started and now I just want to go back. Until then I buy a lot of knitted fabrics from JNYdesign - unfortunately the webshop is in swedish but the link is http://jnydesign.blogspot.com/ or from my other favorite webshop Mjukatyger -http://www.mjukatyger.se/I sew clothes for my little princess

Maybe it sounds lame, but my favourite place for fabric shopping is IKEA. They have the cutest motives with many variety of colors.For traditional fabric such as batik and ikat, I bought them each time I went 'mudik' to Indonesia :D no particular place though.. you can easily find them almost everywhere in Indonesia.

Hello Lia :)I like to follow your blog, and your trip to Japan must have been so great, with all these super findings you did!! One of my favourite shops was the one I found in Berlin, Germany. The link is "www.frautulpe.de". Unfortunately the site is in german, but the fabrics are sooo great!!I would go for set 2.My email: carineza@gmx.ch

I am new to your blog but i must admit that you seemed to have a pretty exciting life going on there... Your trip to Tokyo looks full of exciting activities. Anyway, let me cut to the chase, I have to tell you my favorite place to get fabrics is somewhere in the Jakarta Selatan area! here is the website: www.liaspace.com Hahahahhahah... trully an exquisite collection she has there... spread all over her apartment. (literally) Hahahhaha... Thanks for all the souvenirs, Dear! You can exclude me from this giveaway... just let me pick one from your cabinet! :D

Hello Lia!!! It is finally winter here, with rain and snow!!I loooove the first set. I usually buy fabrics from www.sewmamasew.com (although I'm a beginner to sewing and haven't done much shopping yet!!)HugsSofia

i hardly had time to respond to pictures of your trip to japan- but what can i say???what a super duper great vecation you went on!!!and i wiiissshhhh i would also find my way, one day to visit in that amazing place!we all love japan!!!thanks for doing this giveaway!the japanese fabric you bought is beautiful!i like the second choice.

wow...nice fabric...I have not yet bought any sewing fabric online.My favorite place to shop for sewing is IKEA...i usually sew home decor stuff. For my cross stitch stuff online,nordic needle is my first choice.

Thank you for your mail...otherwise i would have missed this...please do add me for the draw...the froggy bundle with the blue and pink flowery fabric..

Hrm...favorite place to buy fabrics? Well...quite honestly, ALL of my fabrics have come from four sources: JoAnn's (our megamart fabric store here...I haven't figured out yet if you're from North America, so forgive me if that's an obvious store. ;-)), Freecycle (love me some free!), Goodwill (also love me some thrifted sheets *grin*) and winning them on giveaways or swaps!

However, if there's a place full of DROOLWORTHY fabrics...it'd have to be sewmamsew.com.

And as for preference...I can't pick! If I win, let the other girl have first choice. ;-) I mean...on the one hand MORE FABRIC! and on th e other hand...COOL FUROSHIKI WRAP!

Love the Fabric so cute. As for shopping in sac we got Joannes and Hancock but my FAVORITE place to go is Down Town Los Angeles. I don't have a favorite shop just looking for a good deal. thanks for the email update and that picture makes me hungry every time!!!

Hi Lia,I love your blog, it's really nice one. I purchare fabrics mostly in a shop called Sukno in Novi Sad, Serbia, unfortunately they don't have a site or online shop so I can't leave you a link for that. I also do a lot of origami and I usually order my papers from this site http://supplies.britishorigami.info/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

Frau Tulip in Berlin offers sewing courses (where I gave myself a kick start course!) and has really the most beautiful selection of fabrics and accessories as well as lots of help and advice... I find it hard to choose between your two lovely offers but the one on the right appeals to me the most!

My favorite place to buy fabric is wherever it is cheap! Usually that is at Marden's Surplus and Salvage, which has a wonderful quilting cotton section (and I've found some wonderful hard-to-find/out-of-print fabrics there for $3/yard!) Thank you so much for the chance at your giveaway; I especially like the bundle on the right!liz dot groleau at gmail dot com

I usually buy my fabric from a nearby marketplace. They have a large collection, so I love spending time there looking at different prints. But when I have time, I visit Divisoria. There's a building there dedicated to all things fabric/cloth.Its like the motherlode of all kinds of cloth available here in the Philippines.

I'm loving reading about all these sources for fabrics! Some of I've heard of already, but many I have not. I can't wait to start browsing!

Both bundles are delicious, but if I had to choose I'd go for Bundle #1.

Right now my favorite sources of fabric are Etsy and my sister. On Etsy, I search by "fabric and bundle" to see what's new. And my sweet sister works for an estate sale company here in town. Every week or so she's got another bag of vintage fabrics or notions for me. I'm always amazed at the treasures that she finds for me.

My favourite places to shop would be Retro Mummy (www.retromummy.com) and Quilt Fabric Delights (http://www.quiltfabricdelights.com.au/store/Default.asp). Love both your giveaways but my pick would be the first set;-)craftymummy2@gmail.com

right now my favourite place to buy fabrics is http://www.hawthornethreads.com, just love the variety they have. another place that i frequent is http://www.pinkpandafabrics.com, free shipping = good! both of these prize sets you picked are so yummy, but i would love to have set #2 if i'm the lucky winner. thank you for this lovely giveaway!

The group on the left is my favorite, but I'd definitely love either! I most often shop at fabric.com. They have a large inventory, carry quite a few designer prints, and I can often find a coupon code to make the prices very good.

Recently, I have purchased a lot of my quilting fabric from Etsy, especially Fresh Squeezed Fabrics (http://www.etsy.com/shop/freshsqueezedfabrics) and Fabricworm (http://www.etsy.com/shop/fabricworm). But my all-time favorite place to buy fabric and sewing notions is at School-House Fabrics in Floyd, Virginia...this is an old fabric store which I used to go to as a little girl when my mother was sewing...they have the best deals and sometimes you can find really great quality fabrics. I absolutely adore the pink bunny print in your collection - I would love to make some sweet thing from that for my little niece!

I visit a local mill store, or (unfortunately) I shop at the local Fabricland (in Canada). I'd love to be able to shop somewhere that has really original fabrics. That's why I'd love to win!!!I like the set on the right, but I'd love to win either!Thanks for the chance to win!sonya(dot)missbossypants(at)gmail(dot)com

Hi, I'm new to your blog. I've been buying fabrics at www.fabric.com for the last 8 or 9 years. Or local fabric stores such as Jo-Ann, Hancocks fabric, or a quilt shop when I need higher quality fabrics.

I would love the second set! I never win this type of contest but decided to take a chance. Thanks for this fun giveaway!siamsquaredesigns(at)gmail(dot)com

I must admit that I cannot give a link to my favorite fabric shopping place... Because it's my local thrift store :D Between the clearance rack of $0.27 skirts and the big round rack of vintage fabrics from estates, Park Avenue Thrift is a paradise for me :D

I love both packages equally... but I have a pattern in my 101 1 yard wonders book that specifically calls for a Japanese print... So I'm gonna say I'd like to have the second set if I win please :D

you should be able to contact me via my Blogger profile since I reallly don't like putting my e-mail address out there. KWIM?

HI Lia, I usually buy my fabric on fabric.com because they often have a good deal and shipping is free. not sure if they ship to indo. I hope i can win the second set of fabric, love all your hauls from japan. This is sulovessew btw, I am having a hard time using the open id, dunno why

I buy almost all my fabrics from the local "fabric chain" here in Canada called Fabricland. The prices are great and the selection is even better so when I need a bunch of things that's always where I head.

My favorite place to buy material is from my local quilt shop. There is something about actually seeing and being able to touch the fabric that just feeds the sewing soul! I love the fabric bundle on the left, beautiful fabrics! Thanks for the chance to win!

Locally I love going to G-Street Fabrics (http://www.gstreetfabrics.com/). Their website doesn't do them justice. I just found an amazing site online that sells vintage fabric and I am about to spend a ton there: http://www.rubyjane.com/index.html

i love going to the fabric shops in my hometown of santa cruz, bolivia. it's a whole block of just fabric stores and a few more in the same area. crazy amounts of fabric - no online sites though - sorry! my favorite is set #1. =D

Actually, my favorite place to buy fabric is a/the thrift store(s). I often purchase beautiful silk garments for just a little cost, then de-construct them for plenty of useable yardage. Wool garments are purchased and used as well. You can find some quite unique fabrics this way, as well as wonderful buttons, too. I would prefer the first bundle(because of the frog item LOL). volmom@gmail.com

HelloI have lots of favorite sites - but today my favorite site is Bugfabric.com :) Tons of cute kids and guys fabricI would LOVE to win the set with the bunny and the fish - again cute cute would be thriled with eitherHappy dayCheersCatiecatecurrie@gmail.com

you have a beautiful blog, and this is a great giveaway! I would be happy with either set, but my favorite is the second!I like to buy fabric at www.purlsoho.com and www.hawthornethreads.comkellyihoveyatyahoodotcom

I'd love to buy more thrift store fabric, but I never seem to find anything that calls to me. My favorite place IRL to buy fabric is M & L Fabric in Anaheim, CA. It mostly has cottons which is what I mostly use. It's HUGE has a great selection and has a lot of discount stuff, too. I just spent a bundle there last week. My favorite place online is various etsy sellers.

The fabrics you've chosen are beautiful. Would love to see what the winner makes with them.aprilly(at)gmail(dot)com

Hi! My favorite place to buy fabric is Britex in San Francisco. Each floor specializes in different things and it's an adventure. They have a terrible website (www.britexfabrics.com) which does it no justice.

Oh, I love the blue fabric set (the frog mobile phone accessory would be for my mother, who collects frogs!)!Since I'm just starting sewing, I've mainly bought fabric at my local fabric store (I'm in France)& at a kind of thrift store, but unfortunately, no Japanese imports there... Maybe some day!Thanks for the giveaway!

I live among a group of very small towns & we don't have much of a selection, but our local JoAnn's has a fairly decent sized collection. My choice would be the first set. It would be very nice for my next fabric project. Thank you for the opportunity. botm2@yahoo.com

Hi, what cute sets, and thank you for the giveaway!!! I like to troll the local thrift shops (I am in Rochester, NY) for old sheets and yardages of fabric! Sometimes I find the best stuff!Also, Ruby Jane's retro fabric is great when I want to find that special something: http://www.rubyjane.com/index.html

Hi Lia! Thank you for giving such lovely items away! I love Hawthorne Fabrics: http://www.hawthornethreads.com/ and used to buy from them when they were on Etsy and they ship internationally for a reasonable price and very quickly too. Your trip sounds amazing!! Oh, and I LOVE set #2!!!

Wow! Great giveaway! It's a hard choice, but I'd go with set #2. Now, for places I order fabric from: first I go to www.Fabricpalooza.etsy.com because of the fabulous customer service. I also really like www.SewLoveFabric.etsy.com for the same reason. Both shops are great!

I buy fabric in IKEA too and in local shops (I live in Lisbon, Portugal). My favorite online shop is Kitty Craft (http://kitty-craft.typepad.com/), great fabrics and service.Thank you for the chance to win; I love set #1.ap_lemos at yahoo dot com

I love Japanese Fabrics! There is no place to buy them near me but I shop at my local quilt store www.dragonflyquiltshop.com for lovely fabrics. I have to buy my Japanese fabric on ebay or elsewhere online. Thanks for sharing

My favorite place to buy fabrics is our Wal-Mart Supercenter.It still has a fabric section.I have found some really nice fabric there.The 1st set is my choice.Thanks for the giveaway:)kats7960@gmail.com

I get my fabric from garage and estate sales-I find really great stuff-buttons and ribbons too!If I were lucky enough to win, I would choose the one on the left-love those rabbits!smchester at gmail dot com

My favorite place to buy fabric is at our local Mill End Fabrics. They get all kinds of things and have older and newer items, all at great prices most of the time. i.e. their regular patterned cotton for quilting and such is usually $3-5! Too bad they don't have a website, or I'd be more than happy to share it :)

I like the first set. That blue fabric is just beautiful! I hope I win! :)

I like the echino fabric, i really hope I win that fabric (set #2).I buy fabric from local stores in Bandung, we have some places to go to buy fabrics (it's not expensive), cigondewah, jalan Tamim, Pasar Baru,.. I think they don't have website, but I will guide you there if you want to.This is my email: mikthasq[at]gmail[dot]com

I am in love with set #2 - All the cute animals! At the moment, I get all my fabric from my local op-shop. Freecycle.org is another great place to pick up unwanted fabric to repurpose into something exciting... like Morsbags! (see morsbags.com)

I love your collection, u know I do....especially when I always ask you to help make me pouches for my beloved mobile phone....

I adore the fabrics....I buy fabric from mayestic but my favorite collection will be at Apt. Gandaria...^.^ the owner of the house is very generous, she would let me choose & cut me a teeny tiny piece of fabric from her collections...love the frog fabric...sometimes I even stayed for lunch & dinner.

I buy a lot of my fabrics at op shops (second hand shops). You can find such a fantastic variety of fabrics and I often don't just look in the haberdashery section. I also look at scarves, knitted sweaters and anywhere else in the store where they may be some hidden treasure troves!

I love what you're offering in this giveaway, but my first preference would be the second bundle.

Hi Lia and all your fans! I would be honored to win either of your bundles, each has it's own charm! I would choose Pkg 1 if I would happen to be a winner because my Mom collects frogs and I would give that to her. I am fascinated with fabrics and buy mine online from fabric.com mostly. Whenever anyone travels and asks me what I would like them to bring bag, my answer is always, "fabric."

oh wow, SUCH cute fabrics! I like the second bundle (on the right). So so cute! I usually order fabrics from www.fabric.com (amazing sales!) or www.sewmamasew.com. I'm also loving www.hawthornethreads.com. Thanks for the chance to win!

I looove fabric. I've bought fabric from these 2 sites once but I love stalking them. http://www.fabricrehab.co.uk/http://www.cottonslinens.com/main.phpThe 2nd one is based in Singapore.As for the giveaways, both are lovely!Thank you.

I love your beautiful site! Thanks for sharing :)My favorite site for fabric ishttp://www.heatherbaileystore.com/?Click=25very fresh and fun! If I win, I would love the first set (on the left)Thanks so much!personatalie1@gmail.com

What a lovely giveaway!!! I would be very happy to win any of the two sets, I choose the second one for I have two girls and they love pink... I love japanese fabric and cannot find any where I live...I love fabrics from here: